The results of 2014 World Press Photo have been announced! One of the winners is Elena Chernyshova with her series of photos Days of Night – Nights of Day (3rd place in Daily Life category). We are very pleased, especially, that the artist is also one of the 10 finalists of Grand Prix Fotofestiwal 2014 and the awarded photographs will be presented to the public at the exhibition during Fotofestiwal between 5th – 15th of June 2014. We cordially invite you to see it!
The winner of the first prize is the American photographer John Stanmeyer who has been awarded the World Press Photo of The Year 2013 title for his photograph of African immigrants in Djibouti standing in the moonlight with their cell phones held high towards the sky in search of better reception.
We are also very happy with the success of Polish photographers who have made the list of this year’s World Press Photo winners. They are: Maciek Nabrdalik, Andrzej Grygiel and Kacper Kowalski. Maciek Nabrdalik from the agency VII, was awarded a second prize in the category Daily Life for a photograph of a little girl in an orphanage. Kacper Kowalski, working for Panos Pictures agency was awarded the second prize in the category Nature for his series of photographs entitled “Toxic Beauty” and taken, among others, in mines and chemical plants. A photograph taken by Andrzeja Grygiel shows a competitor balancing on one of his skis during a slalom race at the Polish Championship in alpine skiing in Szczyrk. Congratulations!
Jury had to choose from almost a hundred thousand photographs submitted by 5, 754 photographers from 132 countries. Jury awarded 53 photographers of 25 nationalities in nine categories. More at: www.worldpressphoto.org
